The tumultuous feelings parents have when they first learn their child will be born with Down syndrome give way to joy and resilience, according to preliminary data from a study by researchers at Kansas State University and Texas Tech University. Briana Nelson Goff and Nicole Springer, both mothers of a child with Down syndrome, can [...]
Effectively treating violence among couples should encompass more than treating men separately for power and control issues, according to a K-State expert. Sandra Stith, a professor of family studies and human services, is an expert in intimate partner violence. She said research supports treating substance abuse as a means to stopping violence in some situations, [...]
A new Kansas State University documentary that captures how deployment affects the families of military reservists will air on public television stations in Topeka and Wichita starting Dec. 17. “On Our Behalf: Supporting Guard and Reserve Families” looks at how deployment affects the families of some reservists who have been activated in support of U.S. [...]
As she held her newborn son, despair, grief and denial wrapped themselves around Briana Nelson Goff. By society’s standards he was flawed. Her worst fears, she thought, had come true. For Nicole Springer, pregnancy was filled with worry, tests and emergencies. But the moment her daughter burst into the world she knew this unusual baby [...]
K-State has long partnered with Fort Riley to meet the needs of America’s soldiers, a tradition that will continue with K-State’s Institute for the Health and Security of Military Families. The new institute will coordinate the multitude of research and outreach programs that touch on the well-being of military personnel, veterans and their families after [...]
Couples should have a talk about an important issue that will affect their future before exchanging their “I do’s,” according to Kristy Archuleta of K- State’s Institute of Personal Financial Planning Clinic. “Couples need to talk about money before getting married,” Archuleta said. “If you are already married, start talking now. Many couples know that [...]
Kansas State University’s Institute of Personal Financial Planning opens its financial therapy clinic Wednesday, Jan. 28. The clinic blends financial counseling with marriage and family therapy to help individuals, couples and families struggling both financially and emotionally. The clinic is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays on the second floor of the Colony [...]